Where does “goldhed” come from?

goldhed (Danish) comes from Danish hed, from Old Danish het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

goldhed (Danish): barrenness

Definitions

  1. barrenness

Ancestry of “goldhed”, step by step

goldhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Danish gold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgoldbarren, desolate; sterile; dry
2Old Norsegeldryielding no milk, dry; barren, yielding no milk
3Proto-Germanicgaldaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →